Dat Sun Tho Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Im new here. new to forums, in fact. ive just bought myself a 1980 Datsun 510 should be a fun little project. it need a bit of work and tlc. obviously the body needs love. the front brakes are non existent. i plan to rebuild the z20 engine and roll with it untill the rest of the car around it is nice. then id like to put a ka24 and 5 speed into it. ive done a bit of reaserch and have a plan but as with any project ive got much to learn about this little car. and many questions. but thatll come later. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice A10 and welcome to Ratsun. Always liked those Z car rims. Quote Link to comment
Luke-16 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Still in a quite clean condition,better than my "rusty" ratsun haha :thumbup: . [/url]">http:// [/url]">http://http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/ahwai2/media/CP__1418_zpslfxl8cio.jpg.html'> The first one was the rotary engine but i dont recommend it.I recommend on nissan engine,as you were mention. Main point i show you those picture is how well they mix up (modified)the 510 with simple wide body-kit and very nice red color paint even though without bodykit like the second picture one. That was just my taste,if you have your own favorite modified 510 cars or even picture that had in your wishlist,feel free to post at here,we glad to gave some good advice too.By the ways,Welcome to Ratsun :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Welcome! Your car looks pretty nice! Lets see some more pictures of it! Quote Link to comment
Dat Sun Tho Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 ill have some more pics later ;) i have a few questions that im having a hard time finding the answers to. My biggest question is: are there any differences in the suspension and brakes from the older 510s and the A10s? i ask because i want to convert the rears to disks with this https://www.californiadatsun.com/brake-conversion-upgrade-kits/rear-drilled-rotors-maxima-brake-set-510.htmlkit and i want to make sure itll work before i buy it. id also like to get the Techno Toy Tuning front and rear coilovers, and i have the same concern about that. Quote Link to comment
Dat Sun Tho Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 oh and the reason im concerned is because the part numbers are different for anything, but the parts look the same. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 There is not much the same between the late 510 (A10) and the early PL510. Yours has a live rear axle, like a truck, whereas the early 510 had independent semi-trailing arm suspension with independent half-shaft axles, so the rear suspension is completely different and I doubt any brake or suspension swaps made for the original 510 will fit yours. Your front struts and brakes are probably better than the stock early 510, but again an upgrade for the early 510 probably won't fit your struts unless you're talking about swapping the entire strut & brake assembly, then likely any upgrade that uses the later 280zx/200sx may work. Quote Link to comment
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